Is it reasonable to expect what you want from the reps you put in? Objectively?
I love collecting data with clients, especially around reps, repst at work, reps in the gym.
The reps you actually put in.
There’s never anything wrong with you when you fall short of a goal.
But there might be something off with the amount or quality of work you’re doing.
I often ask,
“Looking at the effort you put in last week, last month… is it reasonable to expect the result you’re hoping for?”
Most of the time, the answer is no.
In nutrition coaching, we talk about “the cost of getting lean.”
It’s a set of behaviors you have to do consistently to get to a certain level of body composition. Certain things you have to give up, sacrifice, trade.
Each level demands more. More attention. More sacrifice.
You don’t get elite results doing what everyone else does.
You might get lucky.
But you can’t build a life, a business, or a body on luck.
I was talking to a friend who’s a speaker and consultant.
He’s been landing one speaking gig after gig lately. I caught myself getting frustrated, why am I not getting as many invites?
Then I remembered, he’s been reaching out consistently for months.
And I had to laugh.
I’m that person who’s mad she isn’t fit… but hasn’t shown up to the gym in weeks.
This morning, it hit me,
Angela, you’re still chasing outcomes instead of focusing on the reps.
I haven’t had a fitness goal in years, and yet I stay in better shape than most. Why?
Because I show up.
I put in the reps.
Maybe it’s time to do the same at work.
Show up. Deliver.
Let the results be the side effect.
So let's ask ourselves today,
Is it reasonable to expect what you want…given the work you’ve been putting in?
